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Kent Co

Delaware

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Case Information

Filed 2022-03-09
Status JUDGMENT - JUDGMENT
Type L 3 Mortgage Mediation
Docket 41 entries
Disposition Default judgment

Parties

Plaintiff Rocket Mortgage, | Rocket Mortgage,
Defendant Lipford Jr, Ralph H
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Judge

Hon. Carpenter Jr William C

Kent County (DE)

Delaware

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Docket Entries

  1. INIT FILING MORTGAGE MEDIATION
  2. INITIAL COMPLAINT
  3. WRIT ISSUED
  4. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  5. MEDIATION SCHEDULING NOTICE
  6. CONTINUING MEDIATION RECORD
  7. FINAL MEDIATION RECORD
  8. AFFIDAVIT LOSS MITIGATION
  9. DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  10. PROOF OF MAILING RULE 4(F)(4)
  11. LEVARI FACIAS
  12. WRIT ISSUED
  13. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  14. NOTICE
  15. NOTICE
  16. AFFIDAVIT LOSS MITIGATION DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 4, 2022 PLAINTIFF'S AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS MITIGATION ACCEPTED BY: BH TRANSACTION ID: 67895187
  17. DEFAULT JUDGMENT
  18. DIRECTION TO ENTER DEFAULT JUDGMENT DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 11, 2022 JUDGMENT IS ENTERED AGAINST: RALPH H LIPFORD JUDGMENT AMOUNTS TO BE PAID AS FOLLOWS: TOTAL $108447.31 PLUS INTEREST ACCRUING FROM AUGUST 8, 2022 AT THE PER DIEM RATE OF $11.48, PLUS ALLOWABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT OF THE MORTGAGE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS JUDGMENT, FEES AND COSTS, LATE CHARGES AND ADVANCES TO THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION TOTAL JUDGMENT AMOUNT= $108447.31 DIRECTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AFFIDAVIT OF MILITARY STATUS JUDGMENT AFFIDAVIT ACCEPTED BY: BH TRANSACTION ID: 67914640
  19. PROOF OF MAILING RULE 4(F)(4)
  20. PROOF OF MAILING AND POSTING PURSUANT TO SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL RULE 4(F)(4) FILED DATE DOCKETED: AUGUST 11, 2022 AFFIDAVIT OF CATHERINE DI LORENZO EXHIBIT A - NOTICE TO LIENHOLDERS PART 1 EXHIBIT A - NOTICE TO LIENHOLDERS PART 2 EXHIBIT B - MAILING RECEIPTS EXHIBIT C - GREEN CARDS, RETURNS AND PROOF OF DELIVERY EXHIBIT D - POSTING AFFIDAVIT ACCEPTED BY: BH TRANSACTION ID: 67914640
  21. LEVARI FACIAS
  22. PRAECIPE FOR WRIT OF LEVARI FACIAS DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 WRIT OF LEVARI FACIAS PRAECIPE ACCEPTED BY: KC TRANSACTION ID: 67989168
  23. WRIT ISSUED
  24. WRIT(S) ISSUED ON DATE DOCKETED: SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 WRIT OF LEVARI FACIAS SENT WITH CHECK TO SHERIFF OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY ON 9-8-2022 ACCEPTED BY: KC TRANSACTION ID: 68054418
  25. WRIT RETURN (GENERIC)
  26. WRIT RETURNED: DATE DOCKETED: NOVEMBER 3, 2022 SHERIFF SALE STAYED 11-02-2022 10:00 RALPH LIPFORD, JR. ACCEPTED BY: MLM TRANSACTION ID: 68337899
  27. NOTICE
  28. NOTICE DATE DOCKETED: MARCH 18, 2023 PLAINTIFF'S NOTICE TO VACATE JUDGMENT AND VOLUNTARILY DISMISS CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE PROPOSED ORDER TO VACATE JUDGMENT AND VOLUNTARILY DISMISS CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ACCEPTED BY: KC TRANSACTION ID: 69571772
  29. NOTICE
  30. NOTICE MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT AND VOLUNTARILS DISMISSD CASE SENT TO JUDGE BUTTLER'S (OFFICE JUDGE) CHAMBERS FOR SIGNATURE DATE DOCKETED: MARCH 17, 2023
  31. ORDER
  32. ORDER SIGNED BY DATE DOCKETED: MARCH 28, 2023 ORDER TO VACATE JUDGMENT AND DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE SIGNED BY JUDGE BUTLER ON MARCH 22, 2023. ACCEPTED BY: MLM TRANSACTION ID: 69655679

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